1988 Pontiac Grand Prix 6 cylinder from North America

Summary:

Faults:

I had to have the fuel pump replaced at 110,000 miles, and then again at 128,000 miles.

The car is stalling now at 130,000 and the mechanics can't figure out why.

General Comments:

The biggest problem I have been having is after the factory stereo went bad. The tape player plays without sound coming out. I cleaned the stereo with a tape head cleaner numerous times and it didn't help at all.

I decided to go ahead and put my own car stereo in the Grand Prix. I had to obtain a mounting kit first. I went to about 4 car stereo dealers and no one had it in stock. When I asked about ordering it, they said no one had it to order from either. I decided that I didn't care about the mounting kit so much as just getting the radio in the car. So now I had to get a wire harness kit. Well, I had the same exact problem with the wire harness. I fell as though the car was made so that you can't put anything in it other than factory equipment.

28th Sep 2001, 07:21

I have had the exact same problem with my Grand Prix stalling all the time. The worst was when it stalled in the middle of an intersection. I went and had a diagnostic check done and it came back as the fuel pump (already replaced) and the fuel regulator (not replaced yet). Those are the two main reasons the car was stalling on me.

As for the stereo, I plan to install my CD player in my car and I have a feeling it is going to be harder than I thought it would be. The stereo is all one unit with the rest of the console so that worries me a bit. If you haven't had a diagnostic check done, it might be a good idea!